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Home My WebLink About07/18/1967 8~" i'IIINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESS ION OF JULY 11, 1967 CONTINUED 8 . MEEting and was intending to do so toniGht. He said thë:ott he told Mr Forter our exact position as to the price if agreeable to him but hcid a stronc; feeling the 3E>00.00 was not and also f'e1t that the property was not worth the 4200.QQ that he was asking. HE said the main problem is we dont know if' we have the monies available and that Mr Porter is aware of this and also Mr Hickson of the welfare dept is aware and whether or not if' the welfare department is going to push him off the grant he didnt know but they certainly indicated to him thë:ott they were not going to take any drastic steps against hIr Porter based on our inability to. transact on the mutter at this time. Mayor Sullivan said thëit he had ref'erred the më'itter to co:mmi ttee and f'elt that Councilman Hoglund and the co%~ittee were doing the best they could under the circumstances. I Mayor Sullivan and Councilman Siebenbaum each gave a report on me visitation to the city water sheds that was given by the Fœest Service, they each stated a very good trip and it was well worth the time to find out what the Forest Service was doing as f'ar as the water shed were. concerned. Mayor Sullivan asked Mr Mullins to stand. He said that IvIr Mullins a f'ormer employee of the city who had just retired from the city us of July 31st and thankeè. and coynrnended 1';;1" I'j]ullin§ on his f'ine service and dedication to the city of' Port Townsend and wished him well on his retirement. . . I AD JOlJRNMEN T . As there was n9 further business to come before the council at this time, it was moved by councilman Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Lindsey that the meeting do now adjourn. Motion carried. 8 At te s t: . ~~. )::' ~..,J2 Cl ty rk ¡) MAY OR ~,,~ _iÆ~ . . . MINUES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 18, 1967 .July 18, 1967 Port Townsend, Washington . . The City Council of' the City of Port Townsend met in regular session this 18th day of July 1967 mt 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the city hall. Mayor Sullivan presiding. ROLL CALL I Officers and mem1:;ers prÐsent werES as follows: I\layor Sullivan, City Clerk Youngblood, Ci ty Attorney Abraham, Councilmen Swietzer, Judy, Ruby, 3iebenbaum, Lindsey. Councilmen Hoglund and Carter absent. .. MHJUTES OF 'II-IE PREVIOUS SESSION It was moved by Councilman Sindsey seconded by Councilman Ruby thCit the minutes of the previous session be dispensed. with. Motion carried. BUILDING P=RIUTS The following building permit was presented and acted upon as follows: Harold R. McDonald, Assition to H'Juse, 14'X22', Frame, 16th & Hancock, $~Þ3,000.00. - . 8 . It was moved by Councilman Ruby seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that the building permit be granted. Motion carried. . . . co¡.¡¡mNICATIONS . The following communication vms presented and acted upon as follows: From Calmar A. McCune, Port Townsend, Wn, July 12, 1967 to-wit: . I Mayor Dennis Sullivan City Hall Port Townsend, Washington . Dear Mayor Sullivan: I I have bee!} retained by Mr. Jesse L. LaVera of Beckett Point, Washington, with regard to recovering certain money, with interest, paid by him to the City of Port Townsend. Although the exGct dates have not yet been determined, it is believed that Mr. LaVera was employed bye the City of' Port Townsend in 1941 and continued in its employ wJrki~~ within the City Fire Depar'tment until the latter part of 1949. During the period of empioyment 4 r:ercent of the gross earnings of Mr. LaVera were withheld by the City of Port Tovmsend and applied toward a retirement fund. Because Mr. LaVera quit hi~ employment, he is not entitled to participate in the retirement program. He is entitled to the return of' the portion of his contribution together with interest thereon from the last day of employment. ßw. LaVera reports that he has brought this matter to the attention of various public officers and that none with wl:lom he has spoken directly has denied the validity of his claim. I request that you inform the undersigned in writing as to the City's intention to return the withheld portion of Mr. LaVera' s earnings. If there is no intenti n to make a reimbursement, I would appreciate and explanation of the reasons supoorting that decision. 8 Very truly yours, Calmar A. McCune CAM:fhj Mayor Sullivan referred the above communication to the City Attorney. "'- 8S MIHU'l'ES OF ~rHE REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 18, 1967 CONTINUED NEW & OLD BUSINESS Councilman Lindsey reported. on the request of M~ Smith on the opening of a portion of 11th street so thät a trai10r court could be put in. He said the recommendation (of' the street connnitee was that the street be opened as re.uested for grading and graveling, but if' there was any buldozing the party would have to do that along with putting in any culverts that were needed. 8 Counc i1män Siebenb aum gave a report on the pe ti tion thè-J. t Wö.S turned in.to the council for 1;'1 more wö.ter on Discovery Road, he said it would have to be turned down at this ttmffi for th~re was no money in the budget to handel the cost, the amount of cost would be $9,545.34 for mö. teria1 only. He s aid if the pe ti t ioners could f,e t tog eter and put up the money th&. t vms needed the city would install the wö.ter line. After some discussion on ways and means to finance the water line it was suggested and turned over to the water coJwlittee that the peti~ioners meet with the water committee to see if anything could be worked out to install the line. I The city clerk informed the Mayor and Council that he had been contacted by Mr Diel of'Fort Worden on the new credit union that had been established for Municipal, Federal, State and County employees and asked if' thè~.~counci1 would approve monthly wi tht).oldings f'rom. the pay of' city employees. It was moved by Councilman Swietzer seconded by Councilman Rulby thè:it the city clerk be authorized to make withholdings on such sume of money ö.S directed by employees 0 the city and remit to the Fort~Vorden Jefferson Co:;.nty Public Employees Federal Credit Union, and the city attorney be directed to draw up the necessary ordinance. Motion carried. I ORDINANCE NO. 1515 AN ORDINANCE AU'l'HORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK. TO MAKE WI THHOLDINGS FROM MONTHLY P ß:f OF CITY EMPLOYEES, TO DISBURSE SUMS WITilllELD TO A CREDIT UNION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF EMPLOYEES FOR. SUCH WI'fHHOLLING. 8 It was moved by Councilman Siebenbaum seconded by Councilman Ruby thö.t the first reading be considered the second reading and the third reading be by title only. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 1515 was again read. for the third time by title only ö.nd it was moved by Counc ilman Ruby seconded by Counc ilman Siebenbaum that Ordinance no. 1515 do now pass. Motion carried. The çi ty clerk reported to the council thö.t he had called TvIr Fabion of the Bo&.rd of Volu.ntee Firemen and told him that the council had re~ected the claim for paying the amJunt due thät was billed the ci ty of Port Townsend for back pay for volunteer firemen.. He said that f"tTr Fabion told him that all was necessary W2S to write him a letter stateing the rejection of payment and he would turn if ov er to the Attorneys Generals of fice for c:o11ec tion. After some discussion it was mov~d by Councilman Swietzer seconded by Councilman L:~ndsey that the amòunt due be paid. Motion carried. I ORDINANCE NO. 1516 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUJ.,1 OF ~þ1, 220. 40 TO TIm FIREMEN'S PENSION AND RELIEF DU~ID, AND DECL¡.RHm AN EWERGENCY. DÜe...to ithBenatMre c,of'::~ the,;.above ordinance it had to be held over until the next vegular sessi )n. Mayor Sulliyan brought up the Highway situation saYing that it should be brouggt to the attenion of var$oils members of' the officials who are representing tilefferson CouniBy, to protes the deletion of the highway in the city of' Port Tovvnsend. Attorney Abraham suggested tha t a motion be made as such. .Lt was moved by Counc ilman Ruby Seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum tha the necessary letters be written. Motion carried. 8 Mrs Floyd Imisihund wilo was present at the meeting, talked before the council and asked the reason for not giving the olst & Sheridan Avenue sewer service on the current sewer project. She was informed by IvIr Badolato resident Engineer that the current project and priginal plannilg showed that it was not feasable to take in that area due to the cost, the cost'would have been around 2,000. per home, but he also informed her that a study was being made at the ~esent ti e on ways and meanas of getting more f'unds from the state to see if the affected area could be taken in at a later date. ADJOURNMENT I As there was no further Business to come before the council at this Councilman Judy seconded by Councilman Siebenbaum that e Jæeting do carr ied. Attest:~~yJ Ci ty (frký time it was moved by (ow adj(?:Jn. Mo ion /f. ~ MAYORY I 8